Nikolushka, Nikolenka
BOOK TWO
Book Two, Part One
15 Mar: Chapter 9
Nikolai is born. His mother, Lise, dies in childbirth. A few days later, he is baptised, and the lock of his hair floats in the font. This is seen as a good omen.
Book Two, Part Two
30 Mar: Chapter 8
He has a fever, and his father and aunt are arguing about whether to give him the medicine. In the end, they give it to him.
31 Mar: Chapter 9
Prince Andrei was as glad to find the boy like that as if he had already lost him. He bent over him and, as his sister had taught him, tried with his lips whether the child was still feverish. The soft forehead was moist. Prince Andrei touched the head with his hand; even the hair was wet, so profusely had the child perspired. He was not dead: eviently the crisis was over and he was convalescent.